Posted 1/4/2024, 1:54:00 AM
Midjourney Lawsuit Alleges Company Profits From Artists' Works Using Tool Mimicking Their Styles Without Permission
- Spreadsheet submitted as evidence in Midjourney copyright lawsuit allegedly lists 4,700 artists whose work the AI model can mimic
- Lawsuit alleges Midjourney unlawfully profits by allowing its text-to-image tool to rip off artists' work without permission
- Plaintiffs allege Midjourney CEO David Holz curated spreadsheet so names could be used in prompts to mimic those artists' styles
- Lawsuit includes more artists and uses spreadsheet as evidence of copyright infringement
- Supporting evidence includes screenshots of Midjourney staff discussing copyright infringement and scraping artists' work